Chapter 378: Chapter 378
Relying solely on this black membrane, allowing it to solidify on the body surface.
I’m afraid Meng Chuan may not need True Qi Protection, merely relying on the passive defensive capability of his body, coupled with other toughened skin skills and special effects.
Even if he stands still, it’s hard for a One-Limit Martial Family and a Middle Rank Celestial Demon to break through his defense.
Moreover, after Limit Breaking, he can gather the complete Doma set.
Activating the [Rock Pivot], with the mysterious four-phase leyline set effect.
Simultaneously, his second-tier hard skills can breakthrough intermediate traits.
This aligns consistently with the [Luo Style Bajiquan].
The effect of this trait, Meng Chuan suspects, should not be underestimated.
While taking a moment to gather his thoughts, he analyzed briefly, anticipating eagerly...
The only thing is, when [Doma Iron Body] breaks through the limit, he still needs to arrange a Esoteric Sect promotion ceremony.
At that time... does he need to...
Remove the statue of Tathagata hanging in the room...
Lest that awareness sense it and think his ’heart is not sincere’, preventing his Limit Breaking...
Moments later, Meng Chuan figured it out, pondering silently:
"I can cultivate Doma Iron Body to Limit Breaking all by myself, what’s it got to do with that?"
His mastery in body training is earned little by little through his own cultivation.
It has nothing to do with others.
The next morning, the air was misty.
Meng Chuan looked up at the sky, fearing it might rain today.
Stepping out of the courtyard, he sensed a lot of moisture in the air.
This is the perception ability of a Xingyi Sect Martial Artist, perceiving the environment from as large as nature to as small as the surroundings of the body.
As the cultivation deepens, progressing to Three-Limit Martial Arts Master.
This environmental perception ability will also upgrade to environmental control ability.
This is the so-called Xingyi Sect [Martial Arts Intention], a formidable domain-type technique.
Just like the master’s [Cloud Gathering in Eight Directions, Qianyuan Thunder Strike].
He is getting closer to a Second Limit, soon needing to consider his future intention condensation.
The path of a Martial Family is a road of breakthrough that shatters the limits of the human body.
From the martial will condensed in the First Great Limit, to the Martial Arts Momentum of the Second Limit.
The Third Limit ultimately forms the Martial Arts Intention.
These three states complement each other and do not exist in isolation.
Because the former is the foundation of the latter.
Meng Chuan took a deep breath of the moist air, the water Qi in his kidneys circulating, vaguely resonating with the heavens and earth.
He closed his eyes to focus, as if he could capture... the future signs of raindrops falling.
With ideas in his heart, he proceeds to act.
His fingertips trembled slightly, suddenly surging, but finally dissipating as the dew formed.
Meng Chuan withdrew his hand, shook his head and sighed lightly:
"Indeed, although my understanding of the water element is profound, without manipulating the related Five Elements [Momentum], I still cannot further influence reality..."
Catching the sudden insight before it dissipates, Meng Chuan started practicing [Drilling Fist] on the spot.
As his fist trembled slightly, the water mist swirled around.
This wasn’t real water, but [Kidney’s Water Qi].
Or it could be the true qi of water attribute, mobilized through the cooperation of martial will, internal breath, and kidneys.
Like a storm sweeping through, or like a gentle spring rain.
Only by forming the [Martial Arts Intention], can one wield the great power of the natural world...
After finishing his practice and adjusting his breath, Meng Chuan received a phone call.
Glancing at the caller ID, it was from the Hanhai Company Northern Lands manager, whom he hadn’t contacted in a long time.
[Five-Colored Xuan King Shen Shuo] Shen General Manager.
Hanhai Company keeps sending him money, yet he hasn’t fulfilled any obligations on the contract...
If not for today’s call, Meng Chuan might have thought they’d almost forgotten about him...
Once the call connected, what greeted his ears was Shen Shuo’s signature "playful" laugh.
[Hahaha, Xiaomeng, how have you been recently?]
[Very well, are you and White Venerable doing okay, General Manager Shen?]
Shen Shuo’s wife, [Phoenix King Bai Zhifeng], is a chief professor at Eastern United University.
Meng Chuan always felt that old Shen might be relying on her...
After the two hadn’t contacted for a while, they chatted for a bit to warm up their relationship before getting down to business.
[Xiaomeng, next month they’re holding the Supernova Tournament again, with Yong’an hosting the northern region and even the finals, have you seen the news?]
[Yes, I know about it.]
After reading the news that day, Meng Chuan learned later.
The reason the Yong’an Martial Arts Competition Center became the host for the semifinals and finals of the second edition.
Was precisely because he represented San Qin Yong’an to win the championship in the first edition.
With the hometown of the last champion having sufficient infrastructure, it serves as the host for important stages of the next edition.
And likewise for the third edition being held subsequently and for every subsequent edition thereafter.
His master’s friend, the deputy president of the Yong’an Martial Arts Association, Uncle Bai Junfeng.
Even asked him to help make an opening speech at the ceremony as last edition’s overall winner.
On the other side of the phone, Shen Shuo crossed his legs and nodded:
[You are also part of Hanhai, and this year one of the main strategic directions of our company is still focusing on the Supernova Tournament.
Soon we will need you, this champion, to lend a hand, to coordinate and shoot some advertisements, which will only take up half a day’s time at most.]
Although he planned to go into seclusion, the contract stated in black and white that he needed to fulfill the related filming obligations.
He hasn’t chosen the Martial Arts Treasure Pill awarded every two years yet, so he can’t just take the benefits without doing the work...
Fortunately, half a day doesn’t matter.
[Hahaha, alright, we’ll be in touch then.
Also, there’s a matter, didn’t you previously need some cultivation technique related to blood? I have been keeping an eye out for you.]
Upon hearing this, Meng Chuan’s heart stirred. Was there a lead?
He heard Shen Shuo on the other end of the phone, seemingly exhaling smoke.
Meng Chuan waited patiently, and after a moment, he heard him speak slowly:
"Don’t get too excited yet, the cultivation technique has been found, but not completely..."
"...Does President Shen mean... an incomplete manual?"
"Yes, but it’s quite incomplete... quite seriously, in fact."
"...Just how incomplete?"
"Very incomplete... I took a quick look for you, basically just the beginning.
Getting started shouldn’t be a problem, but subsequent content is almost entirely missing..."
"But there’s good news, its classification fits exactly what you most want: hard skills.
Think about whether you want it; your Aunt Bai heard me mention it and dug it out for you at Eastern United University a couple of days ago.
If it’s no good, I’ll keep looking for you. If you need it, I’ll bring it to Yong’an in a couple of days when I come."
"In that case, President Shen, please bring it over."
Meng Chuan definitely needed it; he had been searching for so long.
Even if it was just a beginning, it was better than nothing...
As for what comes next, he would figure it out as he went.
He could study it while continuing to look for other blood-related cultivation techniques.
"Hahaha, Xiaomeng, let’s meet at the end of September.
Your Yong’an is indeed a place of outstanding talent, and I hope to dig out some more talents for the company while I’m there." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
Upon hearing this, Meng Chuan laughed and said:
"Got it, President Shen. I’ll hang up now, and wish you success in achieving your goals."
In the following days, Meng Chuan did not take up new studies but settled down completely.
Accumulating qi blood, practicing the martial arts already noted on his panel, he aimed for perfection before his trip to the Demon Nest.
As for the "Five Thunder Strike," Meng Chuan planned to wait for his master to return to help him get started with training.
Additionally, he continued working on the Five Elements Fist to fill his Five Qi Chaoyuan and didn’t fall behind.
Looking back, those around him were also gradually growing.
During this time, Yoga Pants Chen Jingyi, the apprentice of Luo Meng, successfully broke limits to become a Martial Artist.
Ma Ziyan and Li Tong were both sensing qi, not far from becoming Martial Artists.
But when it came to the most promising, it had to be Lao Xu.
Xu Qingfeng later surpassed others, having successfully sensed qi.
He was recently adjusting his state and it was unclear when he would begin to break through realms.
As far as Meng Chuan knew, his classmates in the Martial Arts Master’s class, except for one who failed the assessment and was regrettably expelled, had all made significant progress and were not far from becoming Martial Artists.
As training time increased, differences in talent became more apparent.
Although Meng Jiaolong worked diligently, his pace of progress still couldn’t catch up with the rest, widening the gap instead.
He was currently working towards Qi Blood Perfection.
Also working hard was Zong Ping, who had just been admitted to United University.
In terms of Tiger Form, he was clueless, but this kid learned quite a bit from Chu Yanlong.
Recently, it was heard that his Fist Skill had greatly improved, almost breaking through to the eighth level of qi blood.
He even boldly claimed at the last gathering that he would sprint for the United University Grandmaster Class in the first half of next year.
Meng Chuan observed his momentum and level of effort and felt he had a chance.
As for his master in Japan, he was told not to worry as he was close to figuring things out.
Meng Chuan advised his master to take it easy, prioritizing safety.
Time flew by, and it was suddenly late September, September 28th.
Huaqing Pool, villa dormitory.
Today was a day of harvest.
Besides Drilling Fist and Crossing Fist, several secondary-level Five Elements Fist skills that Meng Chuan was practicing recently broke through limits one after another.
This morning, two more broke through, and Meng Chuan quickly filled them into the Five Elements Wheelboard, looking at the panel:
"Five Elements Qiankun Technique: Second Limit Breaking (25%) → (35%)"
For these "padding" fists, Meng Chuan now filled and then checked their limit-breaking traits.
The reason was simple.
At first, he had some hope for good effects.
But after many disappointments, he had become despairing...
Previous proficiency from (5%) → (25%) was filled with four Five Elements Fist techniques, none particularly useful...
With increasing traits, Meng Chuan found.
Many low-level traits no longer suited the combat requirements at his Martial Artist level.
For example, the previously acquired "Wood Stiffness" trait accelerated the healing of body wounds, but only for flesh wounds.
If exposed to Martial Arts True Qi or Demon Path evil power erosion, it wouldn’t work.
Given his current combat intensity, Wood Stiffness was indeed useless...
Meng Chuan could only hope that the collected related traits would accumulate and transform quantity into quality change.
Returning to his senses, he checked the two newly broken traits.
"’Virtual Fire (Low-level)’ slightly increases body temperature, dispels cold, and facilitates survival in extreme cold..."
He didn’t bother to continue reading the rest of the words.
Skipping to the next one.
The second trait drew some interest.
"It’s a rare, external manifesting super body trait..."
"Fist Bone (Low-level)"
Effect: The ten finger bones, including distal, middle, and proximal phalanges, will undergo metamorphosis in about a month. They will become thicker and harder, slightly increasing the punching force.
Meng Chuan opened and closed his hands, repeatedly clenching and relaxing to feel.
Focused introspection indeed revealed that fourteen finger bones on each hand were gradually growing.